To Kill a Mockingbird

Atticus says to Scout, “Your aunt’s doing me a favor as well as you all. I can’t stay here all day with you, and the summer’s going to be a hot one.” Explain the double-meaning in this line.

Atticus says to Scout, “Your aunt’s doing me a favor as well as you all. I can’t stay here all day with you, and the summer’s going to be a hot one.” Explain the double-meaning in this line.

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Atticus is alluding to both the temperature and the trial when he says the summer is going to be a "hot one".

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To Kill a Mockingbird